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THE AFFAIRS OF COLLEGE RHYTHM
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"No, no!" Benvenuto replied, at the moment angry at himself and determined
to forget the
and passionless girl.
dumb
Musical-Comedy At
The Alhambra
An excellent film entertainment is provided in Paramount's "Col- lege Rhythm," a hilarious roman- tic-musical-comedy now showing at the Alhambra Theatre featur-
And so they departed. Benvenuto had finished the great vase and took it to Duke Alessandro, along with the modeling no less than six film stars
of the pedestal and the drawing for the fruit salver.
Duke Alessandro praised the vase to the skles and called upon his chanceller, Ottaviano. to agree.
"It is but fair." Ottaviano said, surly, still furiously angry at Benvenuto,
Then the Duke was shown the wax model of Angela's body and the design for the whole pedestal- ed frult salver,
"Marvellous!" the Duke crea. having eyes only for the wax figure of Angela. "Tell me. Ben- venuto, who your model was. would like to see a girl with so perfect a figure."
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"Ah, no girl has such a perfect figure. Your Excellency: this is but a composite of the best. fea- tures of a dozen models," he lled. suddenly fearing that the Duke, noted for his fondness for a variety of mistresses whenever he could manage it without the knowledge of his reputedly clever wife, would take Angela away from him.
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Della Alive They discussed the proposed salver, the cast of the same, and the Duke ordered it made, sending for a bag of gold to be brought Otta- for Benvenuto in advance. vanio tried to advise against this, calling it extravagance.
"Are you the Duke of Florence, or am I?" Alessandro cried sud- denly, in pettishness.
"You, my Lord." Ottavania re- plied, sulkily. "
The picture is as hilarious as it is serious, comical as it is musi cal, and above all Joe Penner with his duck"Goo-Goo provides all the laughter that is necessary to drive away the depression.
In between the scenes of this picture are some gorgeous chorus scenes and dances executed by the 150 All American co-eds which are sure to delight.
Songs are sung by Larry Ross
his who will be remembered for wonderful singing in "Melody In Spring" and by Lydia Roberti.
Among the songs in the picture are 'College Rhythm" "Take a Number from One to 'Ten," Stay As Sweet You Are" and Let's Give Three Cheers for Love."
"College Rhythm" introduces Joe Penner to the Alm public which j magnificent cast" includes Lanny Ross. Jack Oakie, Helen Mack, By- dia Roberti and Mary Brian
The background of the story is the amusing college rivalry be- tween Jack Oakle and Lanny Rass, football star and piccolo player. respectively. Both love the same giri and despise each other.
When college days are over both go into the department store own- ed by Lanny Ross' father. For time they submerge their differen- ces in the effort to whoop up the store sales by surrounding it with college atmosphere. Onkie's fer- tile "brain deyices college bands, cheers, beautiful girls and, ever football teams for the store.
At the climax of
their fight. to win the game for "Dear Old Stacey's" Ross dis- covers that he loves his steno- grapher. Helen Mack, and· Oakle succumbs to the charms of Mary
Brian.
the picture Dakle, Penner and Rose becoming As Benvenuto was leaving the life-long friends as the result of grounds of the de Medici city the palace it happened that Duchess, Matgaret, of Austria, was returning from a ride with two of her ladies-in-waiting. She caugh: sight of Benvenuto as he paused to admire some lilles in a pool by the court fountain. She gave a second glance and wondered who this extremely handsome, dashing young
might be... Duchess, only 30 at this time, had as much of an eye for dashingly handsome young men as had her husband for pretty girls,
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The
Servants helped them to dis- mount. The Duchess and one maid-in-waiting passed through and the other was being helped from her horse when Benvenuto caught sight of her. He stared and gasped and stared again and then he leaped clear across the fountain pool and dashed up to her.
"Is it you," Della? In God's name, are you back from the dead, Della?" he cried.
"Venuto!" she cried, excitedly. "Oh, Venuto!"
Is this Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess of Florence in truth the beautiful Della Santini, the one girl whom Benvenuto really loved Read to-morrow's instalment for in- teresting revelations.
ITALY'S YOUNG CABINET
New Aristocracy Of Merit
!
(Special Air Mail Service)
London, Feb. 1.
Signor Mussolini's latest re- shuffle represents the rise of Italy's new aristocracy of merit. Without exception the new
"College Rhythm is the kind of a musical picture that the pubile have long been waiting for anc Its an answer to the depression cry. Its a kind of a picture that will surely please all film fans and can be heartily recommended to all
"HELL IN THE HEAVENS"
Current Attraction At The King's
:
According to
Warner Baxter, Fox Film star, the greatest art a "patience." man" can achieve is He mentions this in view of the
fact that for many years he yearned
to be an actor and had to be con-
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY FEBRUARY 25, 1935.
SHOWING TO-DAY
AT 4.30.5.10, 7:15 & 9,30 P.M.
•KINGS
"UP THERE IT'S HELL!
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
Now Showing At
The Star
DOWN HERE IT'S HEAVEN!~~ ...Savages in the skied!.......I'm "afraid, I tell you!... The only way to forget is to love!....... That's why your caressing arms must be wait ing for me- alwayıl”
WARNER
BAXTER
HELL in the HEAVENS
That "It Happened One "Night," | which was presented last night at the Star Theatre, might possibly have emerged as anything but the Grand entertainment it really is, is a prospect hardly compatible with the alm's great cast, great story and great director....
on
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Conchita
MONTENEGRO RUSSELL HARDIE
Harbert Mundin - Andy Deries. Willem Stalling-Ralph Morgan Prodused ky Al Romkett
PECK'S BAD BOY
The King's Next Change
Thomas Meighan, who was lured from his Long Island retirement to
a leading adult role play "Peck's Bad Boy," coming to the King's Theatre on Wednesday, has recently answered a quested was: "Does this engagement mean a or just a return to the screen little flier?"
The answer was both "yes" and *pin."
between
that
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BOOKING AT THE THEATRE TEL. No. 95913 126332
-NEXT CHANGE- ONLY A GROWN-UP con truly feel the joy and thrill
of Jackie Cooper PECKS
BAD BOY
with
THOMEIGHAN
JACKIE SEARL "O.P." HEGGIE DOROTHY PETERSON
A Sol Eester Production
Directed by Edward E. Cline
-ON- THE STAGE- ARMAND AND DIANA ·
THE STAR DANCER FROM HOLLYWOOD
ONE IS GUILTY
TO-DAY AT CINEMA
KING'S:—
HONG KONG
THE
"Hell In The Heavens" QUEEN'S
The Old-Fashioned Way". ORIENTAL-
"Central Airport"
KOWLOON
BIAJESTIC:—
"Hollywood Party"
ALHAMBRA :--
"College Rhythm"
KING'S:-
Coming
"Peck's Bad Boy"
QUEEN'S
"Evelyn Prentice"
ORIENTAL:-
"Looking For
STRATOSPHERE ATTEMPT
BY AIRMAN
Los Angeles, Feb. 23. Wiley Post, the famous Ameri- can aviator, took up his plane the Winnemae, in an attempt to fly the stratosphere from Los Angeles to New York, but when
into
Opening Shortly At he had reached 25,000 feet a leak-
The Queen's
ing oil-pipe, forced him to. des. cend, 125 miles from here. He hoped to fly at a speed of 350 miles an hour.
He will make another attempt in a few days' time.—. Reuter."
How the modern scientific detective unravels tangled clues, clearing the innocent of suspicion and pinning the crime on the guilty is one of the features of the new Columbia police detective dramit, One Is Guilty opening shortly at the Queen's Theatre
Ralph Bellamy is seen as Inspec- tor Trent, a character he created in the first of the series, "Before en-fidnight." He is called on
man dead 4 homicide case, finds
As one of the most successful
in one of the vacant suites of a big, apartment building. A girl falls to his net. In her posses- sion is a pistol containing one dis- charged shell; near the body is a lip-stick stained cigarette stub; the bullet from the pistol is of the same calibre as that which killed. the man. The girl can offer no convincing reason why she is in the building.
How, for instance, could the
in the As soon as the Fox Film picture fail to "ellek," parlance of the studios, with Clarkgagement was over, he returned Gable and Claudette Colbert, co- to Great Neck, where his estate starred together for the first timeles
of Joseph the screen, in the leading Schenck and Walter Chrysler, on roles; with Frank Capra directing what he called his "rst earned Gable, the cynical, rough vacation in two years." But soon newspaper reporter, Peter Warne, he will return to Hollywood, he is again the Gable the fans want says, to renew his screen career. to see. He treats Claudette rough and she likes it. Miss Colbert, as stars of the silent screen, Meighan the runaway heiress, Ellen An-is also one of the few who has drews, is human, lovable and tan- employed his head in business talizing.
Though the chain of evidence She has never before while his heart was in his work met a man like Peter, who tells He made money, which he says is seema strong enough to convict the her she's worthless, spolled "and easy; he saved money, which, as girl of the crime, Inspector Trent's anyone will agree these days, isded actions through the employment harder.
of the latest scientific aids, clear The depression did not take him the girl of all suspicion-and fasten down the line. It hit him, but the guilt upon the proper party.
The working of the chemical and not below the money belt.
Economically speaking, Meighan,ballistics departments of a modern could retire. and that was: his in metropolitan police force
selfish Claudette first resents this treatment, then tolerates it-- and then loves it!
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The supporting cast, as in every Capra-directed picture is excellent. Walter Connolly plays Claudette's father; Jameson Thomas is the
to tention. But after two idle years shown in the picture. The cast, int includes man she is struggling north join Roscoe Karns is a traveling on Long Island, he made no re-addition to Bellamy
Bita La Roy, salesman who recognizes the girl sistance of any kind when Sol Shirley Gray,
Vincent Sherman and Willard. Ellen Andrews Lessor offered him his present
Robertson. He "set out at once for and who tries to bluff Gable, but role.
Alan Hollywood with Mrs. Meighan, and Ward says that his first day's work with Jackie Cooper, under direction of
as the
runaway
finds himself out-bluffed.
tent with selling farm implamente Hale, Blanche Fredericl
and life insurance. Still, he al-
Bond,
George Mickey Daniels,
ways was sure that some day his Breakston, Father Dodd and Irving "Eddie Cline, was the happiest
chance would come
Latar be obtained a job with Oliver Morosco's stock company in Los Angeles and for five years ap- peared there, eventually rising to the rank of leading man. But, even though he was right in the midst of the industry, he couldn't get far on the screen, until he was called to try out, with six other ap-. plicants for the role of the "Cisco Kid" in the Fox film, "In.. Old Arizona." From then on his patience was rewarded and he is now a screen star in his own right. His latest is in "Hell in the leavens," which, was adapted from
Bacon were spotted, in small but important roles, and even the minor bits are played by seasoned and experienced troupers.
day he had spent in two long years
Meighan stands 6 ft. 1 in, in his stocking-feet. He does not come
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a theatrical one but was destined, to the practice of medicine. Tom
4 SHOWS BANY 1.30-5.10 7.15-0.00
MAJESTIC
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ataan Boad, Kawloon. Tel. 57222, TO-DAY TO WEDNESDAY At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9,20 P.M.
The largest orchestra ever soan in a“ motion picture or on any stage- suspended in mid-air i
IM's
ASTARS THEY'RE ALL IN ONE PICTURE!
STARS
•LAUREL
& HARDY JIMMY ** DURANTE
LUPE VELEZ
* POLLY MORAN
• JACK PEARL * FRANDES
...WILLIAMS
⚫TED HEALT and his
STODGES
*MIOKEY MOUSE with his HOT CHOCOLATE. SOLDIERS
* CHARLES -
BUTTERWORTH
* BEO. GIVOT
Hollywood Party
TAKE ANY TRAN OR HAPPY VALLEY BUS
ORIENTALE
LAST
TO-MORROW
TIMES TO-DAY AND WEDNESDAY
OUT-THRILLS
ALL
DANGEROUS
ACTION SCENES AND
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BARTHELMESS SALLY EILERS
TOM BROWN
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SENSATIONALE
successfully eluded this fate by slipping out of town one night AT THE QUEEN'S
when, as an extra man, he got a job with Henrietta Crosman in "Mistress Nell" The screen cap. The Old-Fashioned
tured him finally when he played an important role in the George Medford production of "The Fight
Crews
Summing up, "It Happened One Night" can be listed as the best from a professional family that is, picture Gable has done; the best that's saying a lot, but we believe picture Colbert has done, and the the picture deserves it and thening Hope" with Laura Hope best picture Capra has done. And some!
TO-DAY
AND
The Ace." popular stage play. TO-MORROW "Hell, in the Heavens" is showing currently at the King's Theatre. Ministers are Others in the cast are Conchita YOURK by British political Montenegro, Ralph, Morgan, Bussoll Hardie, Herbert Mundin. Devine,"
standards.
All have served their apprentice Vince Barnett, Andy ship in the Fascist party and are William Stack and Willian Stell now regarded as expable of filling ing. John Blystone directed from the high posts vacated by the older the screen play by Byron Morgan
and Ted Parsons,
inen.
The most interesting of the new Ministers are Signor Rossoni, the Minister of Agriculture, and Signor Bottai, the Governor of Rome.
Count de Vecchi, the new Minis- ter of Education, was also one of For years they bave worked to the Duce's curliest supporters. Of gether. Bignor Bottai was the the famous 'quadrumvirate" of organisor the man at the desk the March on Rome, he is the only Bignor Rossoni was the prone who is now in the Cabinet"- pagandist who was sent out into The most important of them, the country to "put across the Signor Bianci, is dead, Gen. Balbo is Governor of Libya, and Genade Bono Governor of Eritzea and Somaliland.
Duce's Early Supporters Signor ossoni may be called
union
father of the corporative Signor Guido Jung, who has the Duce came into resigned his post of Minister of Bossoni handed over Finance, is an example of hit "anti-Red' trade great gulf between disn became the nuclei of German Fascism. He is a Sicil
ur organisation.
the Fascist
QUEEN'S
The saga of the unsung heroes who braved the fire of tomatoes and eggs at the old Opry House Adolph Zukor presents
THE OLD- FASHIONED WAY
A Paramou Picture
W.C.FIELDS BABY LEROY JOE MORRISON JUDITH ALLEN and JACK MULHALL
Ar 2.30, 5.10,
7.20 & 9.30
P.M.
SURPRISES AND LAUGHTER
·PREDOMINATE
IN THE COMEDY FICTURE
penest
Jack
TRACY. OAKIE
Looking ble
ooking
Trouble
Lor
DARRYL ↑ ZANUCK
·Production
ALL COMEDY
"The Old-Fashioned ALHAMBRA
Way"
"The Old Fashioned Way," now showing at the Queen's Theatre is one of those rare comedies which will make you rour with laughter from beginning to end. WC. Fields and Baby LeRoy who were last seen together, in "Tille and Gus" have the leading roles in this picture which has for its theme the adventures of an old- time stock trouper who is always | one jump ahead of the sheriff and three weeks behind in his pay
With the troupe reduced to its last desperate straits, Fields capitalizes on the infatuation of the town's wealthiest widow and fier stage ambitions to secure finances for a final performance.
How Fields stages his great per-” formance, finds a happy solution for his daughter's romance and escapes the designing clutches of the widow and the sheriff, affords the material for the greater part of this rollicking comedy which Is thoroughly enjoyable, art.
London,
His Majesty the King drove state this
rning
anied
BRENTRE
SHOWING TO-DAY « Paramountie: Musical Comedy MENTO:CHEER & BE CHEERED I Loaded with Laughai Lovely with Girls Lively with Romanca i
JOE PENNER
LANNY ROSS
JACK DAKIE
HELEN MACK
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